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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - CT Surgery. In collaboration with a physician, provides comprehensive assessment of patient’s health status, evaluates assessment data, and makes treatment decisions.
Job Responsibility:
In collaboration with a physician, provides comprehensive assessment of patient’s health status, evaluates assessment data, and makes treatment decisions
Initiates patient admissions and collects health, illness psychosocial, and family history from patients
provides initial care of emergencies
Performs physical examinations, and orders appropriate diagnostic tests
Records patient’s health information, performs periodic health evaluations, and establishes/records care plans
evaluates care plans, monitors and records progress, and makes modifications accordingly
Determines normal and abnormal findings on patient history, physical examination, diagnostic tests
initiates referral and consultation when appropriate
Consults and collaborates with members of the health care team in the assessment and management of health care problems
functions as a liaison between physicians, nursing, technologists and area support staff
Prescribes, regulates, and adjusts medications including over the counter medications and treatments
Provides teaching and counseling aimed at prevention of illness and modification of risk factors to health, and maintenance of high-level wellness
instructs and supervises students and hospital personnel in methods and theories of diagnostic testing
Assumes responsibility for the on-going therapeutic management of stable long-term health problems in the chronically ill
Completes patient discharge summary
Assists in the development, implementation, and revision of nursing protocols and standards of care
Provides IT skills and familiarity, by using the basic functionality of the computer, Word, Excel, Outlook e-mail and attachment capabilities
Maintains compliance with regulatory requirements
Performs other evaluative and supportive duties, due to the advanced nature of training and the Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) status, as needed
Researches and provides advice on patient care processes, nursing processes, and larger-scale quality improvement projects
Adheres to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values of integrity, community, compassion, and dedication
Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety and confidentiality policies and standards
Performs related duties as assigned
For Chest Pain: Provides active daily support to patients who present with chest pain, myocardial infarction (MI), CHF, and A-Fib, utilizing approved pathways or order set implementation
Provides auditing and data support for the purpose of process improvement in the clinical management of chest pain, MI, CHF, and A-Fib patients
Responsible for cardiac program implementation including CHF/CAD Transition Clinic, Short Stay CP model, and Interventional Same Day Discharge Program
Provide support to maintain CHF and Chest Pain Accreditations and A-fib Certification
Performs exercise treadmill testing
Educates staff on hospital initiatives related to cardiac
Requirements:
Master’s degree in Nursing or related area, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
Five (5) years of related experience, preferably in an acute care setting
National certification as a Nurse Practitioner or must be National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner eligible
Must have and maintain a current Arizona state license as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner including prescriptive authority
Must obtain and maintain a current Federal Drug Enforcement Agency License for prescribing controlled substances
Must obtain and maintain current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
for Mental Health only Crisis Prevention Instruction (CPI) required
Knowledge of nursing care and assessment best practices
Knowledge of regulations and policies as it relates to patient evaluation, care and information
Skill in evaluating comprehensive health assessments and evaluating results
Skill in providing the best practice patient care
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
Ability to write reports, correspondence, and procedure protocols
Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries
Ability to work with concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions
Ability to identify positive or negative variances from expected outcomes
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form